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Lesson kit: Peter and Cornelius

Everything you need to teach this story in Sunday school, kids' church or at home: lesson plan, questions and a printable sheet.

Passage
Acts 10
Ages
6 to 8
Length
37 minutes
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Lesson aim

God’s love is for all people, from every nation.

Key verse

“The voice spoke to him a second time. 'Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.'” Acts 10:15

Lesson plan

  1. 1

    Welcome · 5 minutes

    Greet the children, sing a song they know and say a short prayer.

  2. 2

    The story · 10 minutes

    Tell the story with the illustrations on the big screen or by reading it aloud, page by page.

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  3. 3

    Talk · 10 minutes

    Ask the questions below and let the children answer in their own words.

  4. 4

    Activity · 10 minutes

    Hand out the printed sheet: each child draws their favourite scene and practises the verse.

  5. 5

    Closing prayer · 2 minutes

    Close by thanking God for what you learned today. God’s love is for all people, from every nation.

Discussion questions

  1. What did Peter see in the vision?
  2. What did Peter understand about people?
  3. How can we treat well those who are different from us?

Summary for the teacher

Cornelius, a Roman officer who loved God, was visited by an angel who told him to send for Peter. Meanwhile, Peter had a vision of a sheet full of animals and heard: "Do not call anything impure that God has made clean". Peter went to Cornelius’s house, talked about Jesus, and the Holy Spirit came on everyone there.

Child's sheet

Name: ______________________________

Peter and Cornelius

Acts 10

✏️ Draw the part of the story you liked best
  1. What did Peter see in the vision?
  2. What did Peter understand about people?
  3. How can we treat well those who are different from us?

✂️ Cut out and take home

“The voice spoke to him a second time. 'Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.'”

Acts 10:15